Lenovo today introduced a younger sibling to its K8 Note and the successor to the K6 Power, named as the K8 Plus (Yup, the K-series naming conventions are a bit confusing). The Lenovo K8 Plus isn’t very far off in terms of hardware being used and also retains the dual camera system.
Lenovo K8 Plus highlights and Key Feature
- The K8 Plus is a compact phone, thanks to its 5.2-inch display size
- The handset runs stock Android 7.1.2 Nougat and is guaranteed to get Android Oreo update.
- It has two cameras on the rear (13MP + 5MP), and the secondary shooter is primarily also used for depth sensing (or adding bokeh effects).
- With an 8MP selfie sensor accompanied with LED flash, the phone is also big on selfies.
- It has a massive 4000mAh battery
- A dedicated Music Key (that can be customized for other actions) is also present
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Lenovo K8 Plus Specifications
Lenovo K8 Plus is powered by 2.5GHz Helio P25 chipset that’s manufactured on a 16nm FinFET process and is a True octa-core SoC, which implies that any number of cores (between 1 and 8) can be active at a particular time based on active load. This is also the same Chip that we earlier experienced in Samsung Galaxy J7 Max.
It’ll be available in 3GB and 32GB of storage variant. You can also add a microSD card slot using a dedicated card slot. Software running on the phone is the minimal stock Android.
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The handset also comes with a dedicated music key that can be used to shuffle between tracks or you can customize it to open particular apps or trigger a few actions (say, fire flash light).
Other features include 4G VoLTE support, WiFi, 4G VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm, micro USB, TheaterMax support, and Dolby Atmos audio.
Lenovo K8 Plus Price, Availability, and promotional offers
Lenovo K8 Plus will retail exclusively on Flipkart starting from 7 September 2017 at 12 noon. The handset will be available in soft Gold and Black color options for Rs. 10,999 respectively.
Lenovo also announced limited period K8 Plus promotional offers include extra Reliance Jio data, Flipkart buy back guarantee upto Rs. 5,000 and exchange offer up to Rs. 10,000. Apart from these, Lenovo is also offering Moto Plus 2 headphone and a Bluetooth speaker at a discounted price they are ordered along with the K8 Plus.
Lenovo K8 Plus Detailed Specs
Model | Lenovo K8 Plus |
Display | 5.2-Inch, Full HD, 2.5D glass |
Processor | 16nm process based octa-core MediaTek P25 processor |
RAM | 3GB |
Internal Storage | 32GB,expandable up to 128GB |
Software | Android 7.1.1 Nougat |
Primary Camera | 13MP + 5MP (Depth sensor) rear cameras |
Secondary Camera | 8MP selfie camera |
Battery | 4000mAh battery |
Others | 4G VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm, micro USB, TheaterMax, Dolby Atmos |
Price | Rs. 10,999/- |
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